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Philippine agents arrest journalist critical of president
By BULLIT MARQUEZ
Associated Press
Wednesday, February 13
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte’s …

A candidate who has never run for public office before — but has close ties to the Clinton and Obama administrations — has suddenly become a top contender in the race for New York City public advocate.
Dawn Smalls, a former aide to Presidents Barack Obama …

SUMMARY: Sen. Barack Obama has lots of small donors, but that's not the same thing as using public money to finance your campaign.
Barack Obama may still be fighting for the Democratic nomination, but there's one way he's already bested …

Barack Obama opted out of public financing for the 2008 general election, marking the first time a presidential nominee has decided to go it alone since the Watergate-era reforms creating public financing were enacted.
Though historic, the move does not …

The following questions were crafted at a City Bureau event with the Reader to reflect the concerns of participants who came from diverse neighborhoods in the city. Candidates Gery Chico, La Shawn Ford, John Kozlar, Neal Sales-Griffin, and Toni Preckwinkle …

On September 15, 1970, U.S. President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger authorized the U.S. government to do everything possible to undermine the incoming government of the socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende. Nixon and …

Crime & Justice, Human Rights
From the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
Faustino Perez, Organisation of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America, Day of Solidarity with the People of Venezuela, 1969.
Feb 1 …

On September 15, 1970, U.S. President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger authorized the U.S. government to do everything possible to undermine the incoming government of the socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende. Nixon and …

We need to be very clear-eyed about this.
If federal officeholders and candidates are not provided with an alternative way to finance their campaigns, influence-money corruption in Washington will not stop – it will grow far worse.
H.R. 1, the …

If you need evidence that next month’s special election for New York City public advocate is vastly different than any ordinary election, look no further than Theo Chino — though you’ll have to search a bit to find his name on the ballot.
Just four minutes …

If you need evidence that next month’s special election for New York City public advocate is vastly different than any ordinary election, look no further than Theo Chino — though you’ll have to search a bit to find his name on the ballot.
Just four minutes …

SIOUX CITY, Iowa ― When Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) walked into Sioux City Gifts on Friday afternoon, the store was virtually empty save for the dozen reporters who had tagged along to document her inaugural presidential campaign swing.
But after …

The Obama Presidential Center planned for Chicago is nothing more than a personal monument to Barack Obama and a center for political indoctrination in his radical views. It serves no public purpose the way that a presidential library would. Obama’s …

Mehdi Hasan - VO: Some are hailing it as a triumphant new dawn for Africa's economic powerhouse. But Nigeria faces some of the same old problems. Creating jobs and feeding its poor. As well as a more recent and more brutal challenge. Boko Haram.Â
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Far from being drained, the Washington Swamp at the beginning of 2019 seems swampier than ever: In the last year, Cabinet secretaries have resigned under clouds of corruption, sitting members of Congress have been indicted, and outgoing lawmakers waited …

If there was one reason to feel smug about ourselves in 2018, apart from the weeks of sunny weather and our victory in the Six Nations Rugby Championship, it was the erratic goings-on across the Irish Sea in Britain as the country pulled itself apart over …

THE EURO is a survivor. The new currency, brought into being on January 1st 1999, has defied early critics, who thought it doomed to failure. It has emerged from its turbulent teenage years intact, cheating a near-death experience, the debt crisis of 2009- …

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In Barack Obamaâ€™s book, The Audacity of Hope, (pages 255-256) appears the following passage: â€œSuch wisdom might help us move beyond ideological bickering and serve as the basis of a renewed effort to tackle the problem of inner-city poverty. We …

SUMMARY: Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama are engaged in a battle on the validity of a March 2007 agreement to accept public financing — and its $84.1-million limit — for the general election.
A year ago, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain were …

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More than one person has said to me in recent weeks that they’ve stopped watching TV news and reading the news sections of their daily papers. “Too depressing,” is the usual comment. I won’t bother to list the depressing topics …

Washington, DC, Feb. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON, DC - The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) is pleased to announce the appointment Kimberly Glas as the organization’s new President & CEO, effective April 29th of this year. …

It’s been 18 days since President Trump shut down the government. Since the President and Administration officials have consistently misled the public about the situation at the border and the need for a border wall, here’s a look at the facts ahead of …

For decades, the ACLU has fought back against the militarization of domestic law enforcement agencies and the use of the military in our communities. Nowhere is this militarization more pronounced than on the border between the U.S. and Mexico — and …

For decades, the ACLU has fought back against the militarization of domestic law enforcement agencies and the use of the military in our communities. Nowhere is this militarization more pronounced than on the border between the U.S. and Mexico — and …

WASHINGTON -- Eulogies hailed former President George Herbert Walker Bush as both a great and a good man at a state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral here today.
The nation’s 41st president died Nov. 30 at the age of 94. President Donald …

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Justice Government Supply, Inc. founder Steven R. Pietro shares the latest statistics surrounding America's 18.2 million military veterans.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, February 21, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With the number of …

Man-made disasters have peaked the interest of humans for hundreds of years. Expert Pavel Rombakh discusses man made disasters and prevention measures.
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, February 21, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As the general …

NEXUS TO NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL: SHAME ON YOU FOR DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED BY PRISON OFFICIALS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES , February 21, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- MEDIA ADVISORY
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Human rights advocates call upon fellow Americans to stand up for human rights and raise awareness of human trafficking.
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, USA, February 20, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a world where fundamental human rights are …

A bill has been proposed to increase minimum wage in CT to $15 an hour, so what will that mean for senior care?
SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ++
Democratic legislators in Connecticut will …

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Evergreen Community College District (SJECCD) recently welcomed new leaders to two key roles within the District's administration, appointing Jorge L. Escobar …

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum located in Florida chapter of the CCHR is part of an ongoing campaign to educate individuals on human rights violations.
CLEARWATER, FL, USA, February 20, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Comprised of 14 …

An Iranian regime “diplomat” is currently in jail in Belgium for providing explosive material to Iranian agents to target the July 1, 2018 gathering in Paris
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 19, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Organization of Iranian …

WASHINGTON D.C, UNITED STATES, February 19, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On February 15, a grand peace festival under the theme of “We are One for Peace to Attain Sustainable Development” was held with 30,000 participants in the Philippine Sports …